1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season information
Sports season
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
14
Champion
Wittenberg
Football seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wittenberg $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Akron
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Otterbein
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Muskingum
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Capital
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Wooster
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kenyon
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
Mount Union
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Denison
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Heidelberg
1
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Oberlin
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
Hiram
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Marietta
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion
The 1961 Ohio Athletic Conference football season was the season of college football played by the 14 member schools of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), commonly referred to as the "Ohio Conference", as part of the 1961 college football season.
The Wittenberg Tigers, in their seventh season under head coach Bill Edwards, won the OAC championship with an 8–1 record (6–0 against OAC opponents). The team ranked fourth among small college teams with an average of 400.9 yards per game of total offense. The Tigers also ranked fifth nationally in total deffense, allowing an average of only 118.3 yards per game.
The Akron Zips, led by second-year head coach Bob Winterburn, finished in second place with a 6–2 record (6–1 against OAC opponents). Quarterback Joe Mackey led the team with 978 yards of total offfense, and fullback George Deo led the team with 860 rushing yards.[1]
^"Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Akron)". NCAA. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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